Cute animals to brighten your day

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Cooking challenges to keep you busy in quarantine

We’ve compiled some advanced cooking techniques you can master to make you feel like a Top Chef during your time in coronavirus quarantine.

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7 free at-home workouts you should try now

Gyms across the country have shut down, but that doesn't mean all exercise is canceled. Here's your guide to 7 free at-home fitness programs.

Coronavirus cancels milestone celebrations; how to cope

Cancellation or postponement of social events take a financial toll and can be mentally, emotionally challenging.

Pets steal the show at ‘Mutts & Margaritas’

The occasion was the annual Mutts & Margaritas pooch parade, a dressy affair for dogs as well as their owners.

Calusa’s ‘Art, Flowers and Anniversaries’

Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island presented its standard flower show titled “Art, Flowers and Anniversaries.”

Social Scene: Just Friends celebrate

It was a triple treat at the March Just Friends luncheon at the Marco Yacht Club. Many leprechaun lassies spread happy St. Patrick’s cheer.

Coronavirus: How to best handle your food

No, coronavirus is not a foodborne illness. But are there things you should do with food to protect yourself from the disease? Two scientists weigh in.

Your dreams decoded: From money to flying

Analyst Lauren Lawrence tells you what your dreams could mean from all angles.

Wet Paint Live: 15 artistic views in a day

Around the island, 15 talented area artists fanned out, each choosing a spot to set up an easel and produce a painting “en plein air."

East Naples woman, 83, searches landfill for lost wedding ring

Nearly a month after Ann DeVries got her wedding ring back, she still treats the band with extreme caution.

The 30 most popular small dog breeds in America

Collier puts out solid marble welcome mat

It’s a 15-foot-tall, 22-ton sculpture made of Carrara marble welcoming travelers on U.S. 41 East into greater Naples.

Full house during Ash Wednesday on Marco Island

‘I still sort of like him’: Naples couple celebrates 71 years together

Juanita and Owen Henning can think of a few reasons to celebrate this Valentine’s Day. Seventy-one reasons, in fact.

Teacher blown away by students’ efforts to help his dog diagnosed with cancer

Marco Island Academy students raised thousands of dollars to cover surgery costs of their English teacher's dog after it was diagnosed with cancer.

Pharmacist: How to make an herbal immune tea

There are several herbs that I’d like to talk to you about today because they are known to have some benefits for your immune system.

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Gardening: Spring has sprung, let’s talk moisture

It’s spring and we need rain. This much needed water would help to refresh our drought stricken lawns and gardens.

Marco’s DAR meets the ‘Goldens in Service’

“Zelda has been a life-changing addition to me and my family in the past three years,” Joe Mulgado told members of Marco Islands DAR.

Photos: Mutts & Margaritas, 2020

Photos: Just Friends celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, 2020

Social Scene: Kiwanis hosts ‘Terrific Kids’

At its March meeting, Kiwanis Club of Marco Island hosted “Terrific Kids” from the third grade at Tommie Barfield School.

Pharmacist: Natural options for COVID-19

Once a person is infected (and by the way, a dog has now tested positive), the virus itself acts similarly to other viruses we’ve encountered.

Social Scene: ‘Rafting Up’ at Smokehouse Creek

The Marco Cruise Club held a raft up just off Caxambas Park. There were seven boats and 38 people in attendance.

Club Briefs: Knights’ Friday Fish Fry, more

The Marco Cruise Club with the assistance of the Marco Police Department announces a joint community service project for all of Marco Island.

Gardening: Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes

Most snakes are not poisonous, yet people fear most species as if they were.

Photos: Wet Paint Live, 2020

Club Briefs: PEO elects new officers, more

Marco Bay Yacht Club is the oldest and most active yacht club on Marco Island with numerous cruise and social events a year.

Pharmacist: How to make your own hand sanitizer

As fear of coronavirus COVID-19 spreads across the United States, many people have started buying hand sanitizer.

Big turnout for Y’s monthly health fair

Chiropractic doctor Michael Sherman used a plastic, oversized prop of the human spine to emphasize his message.

Clubs: Marco Bay Yacht Club expands membership

The Marco Bay Yacht Club, has voted to amend their by-laws and accept membership applications from the Hammock Bay and Fiddler’s Creek.

Marco Y says thank you to its volunteers

These are the Y's dozens of volunteers, who help the multi-functional organization tick over smoothly.

Gardening: Spring fertilizing and other March lawn chores

March is here. It is usually the start of our dry season but, unfortunately, we have been in a dry season for a while.

Photos: YMCA Health Fair

Calusa Garden presents ‘Gardening on Our Island’

Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island presented an educational workshop at Marco Island Branch of Collier County Library on Feb. 19 .

Social Scene: MCC enjoys a pig roast

Over 50 Cruisers braved the low 60 degree weather and gusty winds to enjoy a pig roasting at Sarazan Park.

Photos: MCC pig roast, March 2020

Social Scene: Italian style luncheon at Sale e Pepe

The Italian American Society of Marco Island held an Italian Style Luncheon Sunday at the Marco Island Ocean Beach Resort restaurant, Sale e Pepe.

Photos: Italian American Society luncheon

Social Scene: Newcomers February luncheon

Newcomers Club of Marco Island had a spectacular luncheon at the Hilton, as we celebrated Valentines’ Day!